Sons of the Forest Players Are Already Beating the Game in Under 8 Minutes
It didn't take long for speedrunners to get hold of Sons of the Forest, the follow-up to the 2018 survival horror game The Forest, and a bunch of people have already managed to finish the sequel in record time. Endnight's new release has proven itself popular since releasing not long ago, registering Sons of the Forest pulling in big numbers on Twitch. The fact that this is a game from a small studio is equally impressive, especially going up against the AAA giants of the industry.
It may be a horror title, but it also has its endearing qualities, which could explain some of the popularity. For example, players seem to adore Sons of the Forest's Kelvin NPC, posting tributes to him on places like Reddit. Of course, when a video game becomes popular, it quickly grabs the attention of the speedrunning community, and sure enough, there are players already setting world records.
Sons of the Forest Continues to Break Records on Steam
When looking at the Sons of the Forest page on speedrun.com, there are several entries. Most of these were done in «Peaceful» mode, which removes enemy threats, showing just how many people are keen to beat Endnight's horror game as quickly as possible. At the time of writing, the top spot is held by user fruich with a mind-melting time of just 7:27:683. While no one has managed to get the time below eight minutes on the more difficult settings, a user by the name of Benjamin_Sama__ has achieved a time of 8:44:967 on «Normal» difficulty, which is still amazingly fast. It should go without saying that the videos contain massive spoilers.
Obviously, to get to the end of the game in such a short time does require utilizing glitches. However, even finding such glitches and using them advantageously is
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